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2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.get a free year! order now and get a free year of parents magazine! thats 2 full years (24 issues) for the regular 1-year rate just $12. but hurry, this offer wont last! 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a. harmful gm foods b. advantages of gm foods c. gm foods, a health risk? d. the techniques of gm foods 【小题2】42. why has zambia refused the american free maize? a. they decide to follow eu members advice b. they are concerned about the safety of gm foods c. they care little about the problem of starvation d. they are too proud to accept free offer【小题3】43. it has been proved that _. a. gm foods are harmful to peoples health b. gm food is no better than naturally produced foods c. only related plans could be crossed with each other d. gm techniques can increase the production of crops 【小题4】44. which of the following statement is true? a. gm foods are a health risk. b. only zambia worries about the safety of gm foods . c. chinas government hasnt taken any action about gm foods. d. some experts believe human bodies can absorb genetic material from gm foods.【小题5】45. whats the authors attitude towards gm foods? a. supportive. b. neutral. c. doubtful. d. critical.3.when times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. when were hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. we take buses instead of taxis. and we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. with college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.one cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelors degree in three years instead of four. educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. but theres a question: would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? few us universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.i doubt that mainstream north american colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程) any time soon. for one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分). in addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which courses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. professors will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.in my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. a college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. it is not a good idea to water down education, any more than its not a good idea to water down medicine. if we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. we should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. we should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at northeastern university. 【小题1】36the first paragraph serves as a(n)_a. explanation b. definitionc. introduction d. comment【小题2】37we can learn from the passage that _.a. most american universities are against the “three-year degree” modelb. many famous us universities are considering adopting the “three-year degree” modelc. professors are willing to accept the “three-year degree” modeld. the “three-year degree” model can make college learning more efficient【小题3】38in most us universities，_.a. college students are offered the co-op programb. electives credits make up one quarter of the required creditsc. all students are required to finish four-year education before graduationd. some excellent students can graduate ahead of time【小题4】39we can infer that_.a. the author is a college professorb. the author thinks the cost of a university education is too high for people to affordc. the author considers the university education quality very importantd. the author pays special attention to the all-round development of college students【小题5】40which of the following can be the best title?a. its time to shorten the learning process b. best learning takes place over timec. university education should be watered down d. college education calls for reform4.in the us and britain, the slogan around colleges was “save water. shower with a friend.” now, wuhan university has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse. it charges students for the amount of time in a shower. before entering the bathhouse, students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower with cash or their student id card. the clock starts ticking the minute the tape is turned on. it pauses when a button is pressed for soap. an integrated circuit (ic) card reader at each tap shows the time. no money, no water. the benefits of the new system can be seen with the old system, which charged 1 yuan for each person regardless of time in the shower. the university used about 320 tons of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now.many students use the new system but opinions on it are divided. some students say it is bad because bathing had become a sort of race. many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower. some might be embarrassed if their time is up and theyre still covered in soap. they have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra time.“its a flaw in the system that you can not buy extra time on the id card,” said ren, a freshman in wuhan university. the university is also considering some students suggestions that they be allowed to pay after theyve finished the shower. not surprisingly, some are complaining about losing the hour shower. but many students say the move helps them develop a water-saving sense.without the time limits, most students tended to shower for 30 to an hour in the bathhouse. some even used the hot water to wash their clothes. “in my experience, 1020 minutes is enough,” said dai zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes.a similar system has been installed in other universities. shanghai normal university introduced it at its fengxiang campus in september. the bathing fee there is 0.2 yuan per minute. one male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower.【小题1】31. according to the passage, which of the following is not true? a. students buy the time of their showers. b. the clock times the students bathing except when the bather pauses for soap. c. if money runs out, there will be no water. d. having finished bathing, the student has to pay for it.【小题2】32. the underline word “flaw” (paragraph 3) most probably means _. a. fault b. advantage c. pity d. perfection【小题3】33. since the new system has performed, _ of water can be saved. a. a quarter b. one third c. one half dtwo thirds【小题4】34. it can be inferred from the passage that _. a. the new operation can raise students environmental awareness b. the new operation can solve the water crisis c. a similar operation has been set in other universities d. the university has saved a lot of water by using the new system【小题5】35. in which column can you find this passage? a. culture. b. society. c. campus life. d. lifestyle.5.mark and his brother jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. jason was determined not to go against their fathers wishes but mark was more adventurous than his brother. he loves experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.“dad will be really mad if he finds out youve been playing with his new computer” jason said, “he told us not to touch it.”“he wont find out,” mark said, “ill just have a quick look and shut it down.”mark had been scolded before for touching his fathers equipment. but his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.it was a strange-looking machine one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “its an experimental model,” his father had explained, so dont touch it under any circumstances.” but his fathers warning only served to make mark more curious. without any further thought, mark turned on the power switch. the computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colours, shifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “space transporter.” “yes!” mark cried excitedly, “its a computer game. i knew it! dads only been pretending to work. hes really been playing games instead!” a new message appeared on the screen:“enter names voyage voyage marks finger flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names. “input accepted. start transport program. auto-retrieve initiated(自动回收程序已启动).” the screen turn even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume. “i think wed better shut it off, mark,” jason yelled out in terror, reaching for the power switch. a beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. and the boys were no longer there. on the screen, the letters changed：“transport successful destination: mars. retrieve date: 2025【小题1】26. why did mark touch the computer against his fathers warning? a. he wanted to take a voyage. b. he wanted to practice his skills. c. he was so much attracted by it. d. he was eager to do an experiment.【小题2】27. where did the boys father most likely work? a. in an electronic factory. b. in a computer company. c. in a scientific research center. d. in an information processing center.【小题3】28. mark thought “space transporter” on the screen was the name of _. a. a computer game b. a company website c. a software producer d. an astronomy program【小题4】29. why did jason want to shut off the computer? a. he was afraid of being scolded. b. he didnt like the loud noise and light. c. he didnt want to play games. d. he was afraid something dangerous might happen.【小题5】30. what happened to the boys at the end of the story? a. they were blown into the air.b. they were sent to another planet. c. they were hidden in the strong light.d. they were carried away to another country.6.when luca first heard of the island of inventions, he was still very young. but its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory. from that moment, he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the island. he read hundreds of adventure books, histories, volumes of physics and chemistry, even music.over time, he pieced together his idea of what the island of inventions was like. it was a secret place, where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together. access to the island was totally restricted. to join, you had to have created some great invention for humanity. only then could you receive the special invitation which came with directions to the island.so luca spent his youth studying and inventing. every new idea he got, he made it into an invention, and if there were something he didnt understand, hed seek others to help him. soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the island of inventions. they too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter. as years passed, the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made luca and his friends work harder and co-operate more. they would meet in lucas house, share their ideas and build new machines. their inventions became known throughout the world, an